More Kennedy Hypocrisy

Leading up to the hearings, Senator Kennedy was harping aobut Alito's nonrecusal in cases regarding his mutal fund investment holdings. Senator Feingold has been the one who has put the most focus on this point during the hearings themselves.

Perhaps Kennedy understood he was on shaky ground?

In 1994, Kennedy was singing a different tune, when he came to the defense of Clinton Court nominee Steven Breyer.

"The White House Scrambled ... To Defuse Perhaps The Most Thorny Potential Problem Area For Breyer - Possible Conflicts Of Interest Over His Investment In Lloyd's Of London. Recent Media Reports Have Raised Questions About Whether Breyer Should Have Recused Himself From Eight Superfund Toxic Waste Cases That Indirectly Affected The Global Insurance Syndicate." (Andrew Miga, "Breyer To Face Questions On Superfund Cases," The Boston Herald, 7/12/94)

"Breyer Reportedly Recused Himself From Cases Involving Asbestos Damage, But Made Rulings On Superfund Cases." (Andrew Miga, "Breyer To Face Questions On Superfund Cases," The Boston Herald, 7/12/94)

"Sen. Edward M. Kennedy And Sen. Howard M. Metzenbaum, Democrat Of Ohio, quabbled Over Whether Breyer Had Exercised Poor Judgment In Ruling On Environmental Cases While He Held Investments In A Firm That Insures Polluters." (Ana Puga, "Biden Accuses Breyer Of Elitism," The Boston Globe, 7/15/94)

Kennedy:
"You've Asked For My Opinion Whether Judge Breyer's Committed A Violation Of Judicial Ethics In Investing In Lloyds Name And Insurance Underwriting While Being A Federal Judge. In My Opinion, There Was No Violation Of Judicial Ethics." (Sen. Edward Kennedy, Committee On The Judiciary, U.S. Senate, Hearing, 7/14/94)